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Family friendly beaches in California

Visitors at these 284 beaches in California mention shallow or calm water. Each one shows how far you park and how far you then carry everything to the water.

• Dockweiler BeachPlaya Del Rey · water 250 yd · parking 50 ft
• Coronado Dog BeachSan Diego · water 190 ft · parking 650 yd
• Huntington State BeachHuntington Beach · water 175 yd · parking 150 yd
• Crystal Cove State Parkwater not mapped
• Doheny State BeachDana Point · water 290 ft · parking 110 ft
• La Jolla CoveSan Diego · on the shoreline · parking 270 ft
• Seacliff State BeachAptos · water 140 ft · parking 190 ft
• Will Rogers State BeachPacific Palisades · water 100 ft · parking 310 ft
• Robert W. Crown Memorial State BeachAlameda · water 300 yd · parking 200 ft
• La Jolla Shores BeachSan Diego · water 150 yd · parking 100 ft
• Venice Beachwater 300 ft
• Arroyo Burro Beach County ParkSanta Barbara · water 230 ft · parking 150 ft
• San Buenaventura State BeachVentura · water 375 yd · parking 240 ft
• Mother's BeachLong Beach · water 220 ft · parking 225 yd
• London Bridge BeachLake Havasu City · water 125 yd · parking 125 yd
• Carmel River State BeachCarmel · water 240 ft · parking 150 yd
• Emma Wood State BeachVentura · water 200 yd · parking 175 yd
• Sunset State BeachWatsonville · water 125 yd · parking 450 yd
• Pismo BeachPismo Beach · water 150 ft · parking 125 yd
• Moonlight State BeachEncinitas · water 320 ft · parking 20 ft
• Mesquite Flat Sand Duneswater not mapped
• South Mission Beach, San DiegoSan Diego · water 150 yd · parking 120 ft
• Junipero BeachLong Beach · water 60 ft · parking 160 ft
• De Anza Cove ParkSan Diego · water 125 yd · parking 90 ft
• Natural Bridges State BeachSanta Cruz · water 230 ft · parking 125 yd
• Salt Creek Beachwater 140 ft · parking 375 yd
• Glass BeachFort Bragg · water 90 ft · parking 250 yd
• Del Monte BeachMonterey · water 80 ft · parking 200 ft
• San Gregorio State BeachSan Gregorio · water 175 yd · parking 70 ft
• Strand Vista ParkDana Point · water 225 yd · parking 120 ft
• Pope BeachSouth Lake Tahoe · water 150 ft · parking 130 ft
• Santa Monica BeachSanta Monica · water 190 ft · parking 150 ft
• Thomas F. Regan Memorial City BeachSouth Lake Tahoe · water 150 ft
• Seabright BeachSanta Cruz · water 190 ft · parking 340 ft
• Ski Beach ParkSan Diego · water 125 yd · parking 90 ft
• Coronado BeachCoronado · water 70 ft
• Alameda BeachAlameda · water 170 ft · parking 170 ft
• Jalama Beach County ParkLompoc · water 275 yd
• Rio Del Mar BeachRio Del Mar · water 290 ft · parking 200 yd
• Lakeview CommonsSouth Lake Tahoe · water 230 ft · parking 150 ft
• Del Mar Dog BeachDel Mar · water 175 yd · parking 275 yd
• Bonita CoveSan Diego · water 125 yd · parking 70 ft
• Abalone Cove ParkRancho Palos Verdes · water 175 yd · parking 60 ft
• San Carlos Beach ParkMonterey · water 120 ft · parking 150 ft
• Malibu Lagoon State BeachMalibu · water 400 yd · parking 310 ft
• Lovers Point BeachPacific Grove · water 40 ft · parking 210 ft
• Refugio State BeachGoleta · water 200 ft · parking 30 ft
• Santa Monica State Beachwater 275 yd · parking 275 yd
• Carmel Sunset BeachCarmel-By-The-Sea · water 90 ft
• Santa Cruz BeachSanta Cruz · water 250 ft · parking 125 yd
• Manresa Main State BeachWatsonville · water 220 ft · parking 210 ft
• Muir BeachSausalito · water 250 yd · parking 290 ft
• Avila Beach ParkAvila Beach · water 175 yd · parking 110 ft
• Beach ParkBakersfield · water not mapped · parking 240 ft
• Moonstone Beach ParkCambria · water 275 yd · parking 175 yd
• Monterey State BeachMonterey · water 150 ft · parking 220 ft
• Poplar BeachHalf Moon Bay · water 550 yd · parking 270 ft
• Crissy Field East BeachSan Francisco · on the shoreline · parking 180 ft
• Lakeside BeachSouth Lake Tahoe · on the shoreline · parking 550 yd
• Kings BeachKings Beach · water 50 ft · parking 90 ft
• El Capitán State BeachGoleta · water not mapped
• Johnson's BeachGuerneville · water not mapped
• Cattail Cove State ParkLake Havasu City · water 160 ft · parking 20 ft
• Dunes ParkImperial Beach · water 340 ft · parking 130 ft
• Silver Strand BeachOxnard · water 150 ft · parking 40 ft
• Treasure Island BeachLaguna Beach · water 50 ft · parking 225 yd
• Keller Beach ParkRichmond · water 120 ft · parking 400 yd
• Twin Lakes State Beachwater 320 ft · parking 120 ft
• Nevada BeachZephyr Cove · water 180 ft · parking 240 ft
• Law Street BeachSan Diego · water 130 ft · parking 290 ft
• Coyote Point BeachSan Mateo · water 110 ft · parking 270 ft
• Ocean Beach Dog BeachSan Diego · water 200 ft · parking 225 yd
• Rodeo Beachwater 50 ft · parking 150 yd
• T-Street BeachSan Clemente · water 240 ft · parking 220 ft
• Buckley Cove ParkStockton · water 0.6 miles
• Mavericks BeachHalf Moon Bay · water 130 ft
• Mission Beach, San DiegoSan Diego · water 175 yd · parking 140 ft
• Ocean Beach Tide PoolsSan Diego · on the shoreline · parking 225 yd
• Desert Sands ParkPalmdale · water not mapped · parking 400 yd
• Stinson BeachStinson Beach · water 80 ft · parking 330 ft
• Crystal Cove State Park TunnelLaguna Beach · water 300 ft · parking 50 ft
• Crescent Bay BeachLaguna Beach · water 50 ft · parking 225 yd
• South BeachCrescent City · water 110 ft · parking 125 yd
• Asilomar Beach ViewPacific Grove · water 140 ft · parking 350 yd
• The DunesCoronado · water 125 yd · parking 225 yd
• Granite Bay Main BeachGranite Bay · water 300 ft · parking 260 ft
• Salmon Creek State BeachBodega Bay · water 320 ft · parking 230 ft
• Sand Cove ParkSacramento · water 70 ft · parking 280 ft
• Luffenholtz BeachTrinidad · water 160 ft · parking 175 yd
• Davenport Landing BeachDavenport · water 80 ft
• Long BeachLong Beach · water 325 yd · parking 30 ft
• Sunny CoveSanta Cruz · water 230 ft · parking 160 ft
• Spooner's CoveLos Osos · water 280 ft · parking 20 ft
• Olde Port Beachwater 170 ft
• Pebble Beachwater 100 ft
• Little Corona del Mar BeachCorona Del Mar · water 70 ft · parking 500 yd
• Lake Siskiyou BeachMt Shasta · water 60 ft · parking 175 yd
• Dana Strands BeachDana Point · water 100 ft · parking 225 yd
• Emerald Cove ParkBakersfield · water not mapped · parking 575 yd
• Imperial Beach Sports ParkImperial Beach · water 0.5 miles · parking 180 ft
• Manhattan BeachManhattan Beach · water 250 ft · parking 325 yd
• Sunset BeachHuntington Beach · water 230 ft · parking 310 ft
• Zephyr Cove Day Use AreaZephyr Cove · water 140 ft · parking 225 yd
• Baby BeachDana Point · on the shoreline · parking 160 ft
• Crane Cove ParkSan Francisco · water 170 ft · parking 175 yd
• Upper Lake Clementine BeachAuburn · water 220 ft · parking 40 ft
• Pacific Beachwater 80 ft · parking 175 yd
• Mondo's BeachVentura · water 100 ft
• Breakers BeachSan Diego · water 320 ft · parking 320 ft
• Montara State BeachMontara · on the shoreline · parking 310 ft
• Brandy Creek BeachWhiskeytown · water 300 ft · parking 30 ft
• Surfers BeachHalf Moon Bay · water 150 ft · parking 500 yd
• Harbor Cove BeachVentura · water 170 ft · parking 210 ft
• Ocean BeachSan Diego · water 90 ft · parking 150 yd
• Jug Handle BeachFort Bragg · water 160 ft · parking 175 yd
• Diver's Cove, Laguna Beach, California, USA.Laguna Beach · water 70 ft · parking 225 yd
• Sunset Beach River ParkForestville · water not mapped · parking 110 ft
• Rincon PointCarpinteria · on the shoreline · parking 275 yd
• Swami's BeachEncinitas · water 60 ft · parking 180 ft
• Shell Beach Coastal Conservancy PreservePismo Beach · water 100 ft · parking 225 yd
• Palm Beach State ParkWatsonville · water 160 ft · parking 230 ft
• Concrete Steps to the BeachLa Jolla · water 130 ft · parking 225 yd
• Lodi Lake BeachLodi · water 40 ft · parking 350 yd
• Rocky BeachMalibu · water 170 ft · parking 250 yd
• Blacks BeachSanta Cruz · water 150 yd · parking 275 yd
• Zephyr Cove ParkGlenbrook · water 600 yd · parking 350 ft
• Mono Lake Navy Beach ViewpointLee Vining · on the shoreline · parking 425 yd
• Glen Cove Waterfront ParkVallejo · water 230 ft · parking 125 yd
• Surfer's KnollVentura · water 200 ft · parking 240 ft
• Steelhead Beach Regional ParkForestville · water not mapped
• Summerland BeachSummerland · water 130 ft · parking 90 ft
• Hendrys Beachwater 150 ft · parking 270 ft
• Carbon beachMalibu · water 120 ft · parking 550 yd
• Morro Strand State Beach Day Use AreaCayucos · water 125 yd · parking 70 ft
• Miramar BeachHalf Moon Bay · water 175 yd · parking 575 yd
• Longfellow BeachHermosa Beach · water 270 ft · parking 525 yd
• Pirate's Cove BeachCorona Del Mar · water 275 yd · parking 230 ft
• Tennessee Beachwater 160 ft
• North Salmon Creek BeachBodega Bay · water 180 ft
• Hollywood BeachOxnard · water 40 ft · parking 325 yd
• Oxnard State Beach Parkwater 125 yd · parking 125 yd
• June Lake BeachJune Lake · on the shoreline · parking 150 yd
• Sugar Pine Point BeachSouth Lake Tahoe · water 40 ft · parking 450 yd
• Strand BeachOceanside · water 70 ft · parking 250 ft
• Manhattan BeachManhattan Beach · water 220 ft · parking 230 ft
• China Beach, San FranciscoSan Francisco · water 50 ft · parking 290 ft
• White Point BeachLos Angeles · water 60 ft · parking 150 yd
• Clam Beach County ParkMcKinleyville · water 325 yd · parking 90 ft
• Imperial BeachImperial Beach · water 100 ft · parking 100 ft
• Sunset BeachHuntington Beach · water 175 yd · parking 40 ft
• Hobie BeachOxnard · water 40 ft · parking 190 ft
• San Luis Creek North BeachGustine · water 320 ft · parking 275 yd
• Paradise BeachSacramento · water not mapped · parking 325 yd
• El Capitán State Beachwater 175 yd
• Aquatic Park CoveSan Francisco · water 225 yd
• La Jolla BeachLa Jolla · water 225 yd · parking 140 ft
• Little Treasure CoveNewport Beach · water 50 ft
• East BeachSanta Barbara · water 90 ft · parking 275 yd
• Bodega Dunes BeachJenner · water 200 yd
• San Quentin BeachSan Quentin · water 110 ft · parking 200 yd
• Oak Bottom BeachWhiskeytown · water 50 ft
• Main BeachLaguna Beach · water 80 ft · parking 310 ft
• Hidden Beach County ParkAptos · water 325 yd · parking 225 yd
• Hermosa BeachHermosa Beach · water 170 ft · parking 375 yd
• Roosevelt BeachHalf Moon Bay · water 175 yd · parking 60 ft
• Tide Beach ParkSolana Beach · water 70 ft · parking 225 yd
• Campus Point BeachUniversity of California-Santa Barbara · water 40 ft · parking 250 yd
• North BeachHelendale · water not mapped · parking 325 yd
• Manresa State BeachLa Selva Beach · water 90 ft · parking 425 yd
• China Camp BeachSan Rafael · water 80 ft · parking 170 ft
• Oceanside City BeachOceanside · water 130 ft · parking 100 ft
• Public Beach AccessCarlsbad · water 260 ft · parking 250 ft
• Davenport BeachHuntington Beach · water 60 ft · parking 130 ft
• Trinidad State BeachTrinidad · water 170 ft
• Newport BeachNewport Beach · water 290 ft · parking 125 yd
• Half Moon Bay State BeachHalf Moon Bay · water 225 yd · parking 150 yd
• South Mission Beach ParkSan Diego · water 225 yd · parking 90 ft
• Balboa BeachNewport Beach · water 140 ft
• Zmudowski State BeachMoss Landing · water 200 yd
• Shaws CoveLaguna Beach · water 80 ft · parking 250 yd
• Camp Edison Day Use BeachShaver Lake · water 40 ft · parking 60 ft
• Cardiff BeachCardiff · water 170 ft · parking 70 ft
• Fisherman's BeachSan Luis Obispo · water 90 ft · parking 425 yd
• North Tahoe BeachTahoe Vista · water 170 ft · parking 100 ft
• Cayucos BeachCayucos · water 110 ft · parking 320 ft
• Caspar Headlands State BeachCaspar · water 250 ft · parking 350 yd
• North Star BeachNewport Beach · water not mapped · parking 425 yd
• Surfers Point dunesVentura · water 230 ft · parking 60 ft
• Santa Maria BeachSanta Cruz · water 110 ft · parking 225 yd
• Kellogg BeachSan Diego · water 50 ft · parking 325 yd
• Heisler Park Beach StairwayLaguna Beach · water 100 ft · parking 270 ft
• Monte Rio Public BeachRUSSIAN RIVER · water not mapped · parking 170 ft
• Moonstone BeachWesthaven-Moonstone · water 150 yd
• Redondo BeachRedondo Beach · water 230 ft · parking 300 ft
• Limantour BeachPoint Reyes Station · water 100 ft · parking 450 yd
• Sutter's Landing BeachSacramento · on the shoreline · parking 125 yd
• Dana Cove ParkDana Point · water 120 ft · parking 100 ft
• Gator BeachCoronado · water 310 ft · parking 200 ft
• Shell BeachSan Diego · on the shoreline · parking 175 yd
• Seaside Creek Beachwater 100 ft · parking 250 ft
• Mirada Surf BeachHalf Moon Bay · water 170 ft
• Sand Dollar Beachwater 50 ft · parking 250 yd
• Shell BeachBodega Bay · on the shoreline · parking 125 yd
• Mara Beach CarmelCarmel-By-The-Sea · water 175 yd · parking 50 ft
• North Seascape Surf ParkSolana Beach · water 90 ft · parking 175 yd
• Del Valle East BeachLivermore · water 240 ft · parking 140 ft
• West BeachSanta Barbara · water 190 ft · parking 325 yd
• Latigo BeachMalibu · water 80 ft · parking 225 yd
• Playa la misiónwater 290 ft · parking 230 ft
• Privates BeachPleasure Point · water 60 ft · parking 250 ft
• Torrance BeachRedondo Beach · water 175 yd · parking 125 yd
• Sunset CoveOakland · water 1.1 miles · parking 125 yd
• Reedley BeachReedley · water not mapped · parking 625 yd
• Burnout BeachRedondo Beach · water 150 yd · parking 30 ft
• Pebble BeachSea Ranch · water 70 ft · parking 425 yd
• Royal Palms Beach ParkLos Angeles · water 40 ft · parking 350 yd
• Clipper Cove ParkLaguna Niguel · water 0.9 miles
• Surfrider BeachMalibu · water 70 ft · parking 50 ft
• Wall BeachVandenberg Space Force Base · water 130 ft
• Venice State BeachHalf Moon Bay · water 400 yd · parking 230 ft
• Campbell Cove BeachJenner · water 160 ft · parking 100 ft
• Silver Strand State Beachwater 200 ft · parking 450 yd
• Jenny Strand ParkSanta Clara · water not mapped · parking 220 ft
• Kirby Beachwater 40 ft · parking 300 yd
• Gaviota Beachwater 60 ft · parking 225 yd
• Perris Beachwater 150 yd · parking 240 ft
• Shadow Cliffs North BeachPleasanton · water 400 yd · parking 180 ft
• Puddingstone Lake/ Reservoir - East ShoreSan Dimas · water 100 ft · parking 110 ft
• Sand DollarsCayucos · water 125 yd · parking 30 ft
• Carpinteria City BeachCarpinteria · water 70 ft · parking 225 yd
• The StrandHermosa Beach · water 290 ft · parking 350 yd
• Scott Creek Beachwater 280 ft
• Pudding Creek Beachwater 40 ft · parking 250 yd
• Stinson State BeachStinson Beach · water 120 ft
• Crissy Field South BeachSan Francisco · water 40 ft · parking 175 yd
• ScottyBodega Bay · water 40 ft · parking 625 yd
• North Cove BeachSan Diego · water 40 ft · parking 150 yd
• Whalers CoveCarmel · water 125 yd · parking 175 yd
• Malibu BeachMalibu · water 90 ft · parking 250 yd
• McGrath State Beachwater 200 yd
• Marina Del Rey BeachVenice · water 330 ft · parking 125 yd
• Sunset County BeachHuntington Beach · water 190 ft · parking 125 yd
• Crab CoveAlameda · on the shoreline · parking 280 ft
• China Cove BeachTruckee · on the shoreline · parking 225 yd
• Central BeachCoronado · water 170 ft · parking 500 yd
• San Pedro BeachPacifica · water 60 ft · parking 140 ft
• Moreno Beachwater 175 yd · parking 200 yd
• Caspar Beachwater 70 ft
• Pescadero Beach State Park N.San Gregorio · water 150 yd · parking 160 ft
• Pillar Point Harbor BeachHalf Moon Bay · water 40 ft · parking 210 ft
• Endert Beachon the shoreline
• Bayshore BeachLong Beach · water 40 ft · parking 250 yd
• Moss Beachwater 60 ft · parking 225 yd
• Ten Mile Beachwater 200 ft
• Agate BeachBolinas · water 160 ft · parking 180 ft
• Carmel Meadows trailCarmel-By-The-Sea · water 220 ft · parking 425 yd
• Alameda South Shore BeachAlameda · water 220 ft · parking 350 ft
• Moonstone Beachwater 90 ft
• Anita Street BeachLaguna Beach · water 190 ft · parking 290 ft
• San Clemente City BeachSan Clemente · water 100 ft · parking 400 yd
• Picnic CoveLaguna Beach · water 50 ft · parking 150 yd
• Charlie BeachMarina Del Rey · water 310 ft · parking 600 yd
• Encinitas Beach County ParkEncinitas · water 60 ft · parking 250 yd
• Minuteman BeachVandenberg Space Force Base · water 270 ft
• North Shore Lookout PointBig Bear · on the shoreline · parking 125 yd
• Sandy Cove Day Use Areawater 40 ft · parking 160 ft
• Dillon Beachwater 150 yd · parking 70 ft
• Moon DunesTahoe Vista · water 170 ft · parking 525 yd
• China CoveNewport Beach · water 450 yd · parking 270 ft
• Mother's Beach, Dana Point, CADana Point · water 40 ft · parking 170 ft
• Hidden BeachRio Del Mar · water 300 ft · parking 450 yd
• El Porto BeachEl Segundo · water 90 ft · parking 175 yd
• Middle BeachAvalon · water 210 ft · parking 200 yd
• Sculptured Beachwater 180 ft
• Tahoe City Public BeachTahoe City · water 70 ft · parking 230 ft
• Palisades BeachSanta Monica · water 500 yd · parking 140 ft
• Shell Beachon the shoreline · parking 425 yd
• South Shore Hills ParkThousand Oaks · water 600 yd · parking 400 yd
• Seascape Park BeachRio Del Mar · water 280 ft · parking 325 yd
• North Beachwater 120 ft · parking 325 yd
• The Cove ParkSan Jacinto · water 300 yd · parking 100 ft
• Crown Point ShoresSan Diego · water 70 ft · parking 240 ft
• Manhattan Beach Strand ParcourseManhattan Beach · water 200 yd · parking 90 ft
• Dorabella CoveShaver Lake · water 110 ft · parking 200 yd

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